American Association of Geographers

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: The National Geographic Society recently launched an education-focused request for proposal titled "Spatial Thinking: Inspiring Place Based Solutions." This funding opportunity invites proposals that identify a challenge related to a specific place and its unique conditions and leverages an educational solution using spatial thinking to enable people to act on behalf of our planet and its people. Spatial thinking involves visualizing, interpreting, and reasoning information using location, patterns, scale, relationships, movement, and change over time in order to understand our world and develop impactful solutions. Applications are encouraged that may define spatial thinking broadly, which could include engaging learners (of any age, in any setting) in understanding a place’s unique conditions and inspiring people to take positive action. The organization will be hosting an informational webinar on March 27, 2025 at 9 AM EST. Register today: https://bit.ly/3DDomfY The deadline for submissions is May 5, 2025, at 11:59 PM EDT. Check out the full funding opportunity for additional details and the eligibility criteria: https://bit.ly/3Fn656X

#AAG2025 will feature dozens of sessions, workshops, and mentoring opportunities for geographers at all career stages, especially students and early-career geographers. Don't forget to stop by the Careers and Professional Development Center to take advantage of these opportunities: https://bit.ly/4gTm75z In addition to virtual sessions, you can find us onsite in AAG’s Community Zone, outside Rooms 142A-C, Level 1 at the Huntington Place Convention Center.

🔥 Breaking Keynote Announcement! 🔥 As American Association of Geographers annual conference #AAG2025 approaches, the Rural Geography Specialty Group reveals our featured speaker: 🌿 Malika Virdi, founder of Himalayan Ark and ICCA Consortium Regional Representative for South Asia, will present "Creating Spaces of Possibility: Three Decades of Defending the Commons and Community, and Change Through Grassroots Transformation in the Indian Himalaya." This hybrid session features: 🌲 Promising practices for forest commons management adaptable worldwide 👩🌾 Community transformation through women's leadership models 🧠 Traditional ecological knowledge applications for conservation 🏔️ Ethical eco-tourism frameworks for sustainable development 🔗 Strategies for linking local innovations to government policy. Panel members include Jonathan London and me. 📅 Tuesday, March 25, 2025 ⏰ 8:30 - 9:50 AM EST 📍 Hybrid Session / 260, Level 2, Huntington Place. Register here: https://lnkd.in/gvY_Apph #AAG2025 #JustRuralFutures Jonathan London, Andrew Husa, Grete Gansauer, Aida Guhlincozzi, Thabo I. Sebobi

Urban agriculture is blossoming in Detroit, gaining recognition for its “green revolution,” through the rise of urban gardens and farms. With a total of 139 square miles or over 100,000 empty lots being vacant, this provides an opportunity to incorporate green spaces into communities throughout the city. Explore gardens and organizations to see how modern food sovereignty is inspiring Detroiters to create a deep praxis within other justice movements across local and state-wide levels. Read more at: https://bit.ly/43nK55T

📣 Deadline Approaching!! The "Annals of the American Association of Geographers" seeks contributions for a special issue on the topic of Social-Ecological Crises and Possibilities. Abstracts should be submitted by March 31, 2025. The Editor will consider all abstracts by June 2, 2025, and invite a selection to submit full papers for peer review. Learn about submission details and guidelines: https://bit.ly/3BQ506t

It is a great honor to give a plenary lecture for the Eurasian Geography Group at the American Association of Geographers 2025 conference in Detroit later this month! I am looking forward to the discussions with the respondents, Elena Trubina and Jennifer Robinson, with the chair, Vera Smirnova, and with others who choose to come: https://lnkd.in/d-ffTHjq

The 2025 Past President’s Address will be held by Rebecca Lave, who will briefly revisit the theme of reciprocal scholarship in geography, and the results of the AAG Public and Engaged Scholarship Task Force. She will then present the Presidential Achievement Award to Drs. Max Liboiron and Chérie Rivers, and host a conversation with them about community-engaged research and relations between Black and Indigenous Geographies. Dr. Liboiron's interdisciplinary, deeply community-engaged research brings together discard studies, environmental science, geography, Indigenous Studies, and Science and Technology Studies (STS) in the study of plastics. Dr. Rivers is recognized for her radical interdisciplinary and participatory geographic work weaves together Black and Indigenous ecologies, decolonial pedagogy, and Africana studies. Don’t miss out on their hybrid session, on Tuesday, March 26, from 11:40 AM - 12:40 PM. Learn more about our special events: https://bit.ly/3XfiNLa

The 2025-26 AAG Election results have been tallied! Thank you to all the candidates and to our members for participating in the election. It’s an exciting time for all to work together to help move the AAG forward in the coming year. Meet the new, incoming officers: https://bit.ly/41InZKk

ICYMI: We’re proud to announce that Director Loretta Lees will receive the American Association of Geographers’ 2025 E. Willard and Ruby S. Miller Award and the 2025 Contribution to the Field of Urban Affairs Award from the Urban Affairs Association (UAA) in recognition for her years of groundbreaking international collaborative and multidisciplinary research, mentorship, and working with and in communities as a scholar-activist. Congratulations, Director Lees!

MDPI at AAG 2025 – Making Spaces of Possibility MDPI is excited to announce our participation in the 2025 American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting (AAG 2025), happening this March in Detroit, MI, USA! AAG 2025 will center around the theme "Making Spaces of Possibility", bringing together geographers from varying perspectives to focus on leveraging geographic insights to address climate justice, threats to democracy, and environmental issues. 🗓️ Date: 24-28 March 2025 This is a fantastic opportunity to engage with thought leaders in the field of geography, exchange ideas, and contribute to shaping a more equitable and sustainable future. Relative MDPI geographic journals will be represented at the event, featuring the latest research and discussions in geosciences. Visit their space today to register - https://lnkd.in/d5xypvn4 Mr. Elvis Wang and Ms. Sofia Zelko will represent to discuss publishing opportunities, #OpenAccess, and further insights on geosciences. We hope to see you there! #AAG2025 #MDPI #Geography #ClimateJustice #Geoscience #EnvironmentalJustice #AcademicResearch #STEM #Conference